Notification of Funding Availability for the Fiscal Year 2013 & 2014 - Continuum of Care Program Competition

The Continuum of Care Program (CoC) is designed to assist individuals (including unaccompanied youth) and families experiencing homelessness and to provide the services needed to help such individuals move into transitional and permanent housing with the goal of long-term stability.  More broadly, the program is designed to: promote community-wide planning and strategic use of resources to address homelessness; improve coordination and integration with mainstream resources and other programs targeted to people experiencing homelessness; and improve data collection and performance measurement.

The grant application process is coordinated by the BEACH CoC Committee. Electronic applications for CoC funds and further information are available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development at http://www.hudhre.info/ .

Applicants must register and submit the application through the HUD E-snaps system and also submit six paper copies of the application by noon, Jan. 3, 2014 to the Virginia Beach Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation, 2424 Courthouse Drive – Bldg. 18A, Virginia Beach, VA  23456.

New applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Lynne Carruth at lcarruth@vbgov.com.